Welcome to the Ag Futures Alliance
The Ag Futures Alliance (AFA) is a county-based collaboration between farmers, ranchers, farm-workers, conservationists, and civic leaders who share a desire to build a vibrant, healthy, and durable food system.
The first Ag Futures Alliance was started in 2000 in Ventura County, California when leaders in the farming community decided to engage farming critics in process of sharing views, trust-building, and ultimately identification of common ground. In the years since the founding of the AFA movement, new alliances have been formed in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Yolo Counties.
Ag Innovations Network (AIN) is proud to be the sponsor and facilitator of the pioneering Ventura AFA and the AFA project. Our goal is to create a network of AFAs across the state of California that ultimately can link efforts to more effectively improve local, state and federal policies that impact agriculture, the food system, and the environment.In 2006, we expanded the vision of the Alliance to include more stakeholders in a healthy food system, including public health, food security advocates, chef’s and school garden programs, and consumers. We call these roundtables Food System Alliances (FSA). The first FSA is operating in San Mateo County.
If you are interested in bringing an Ag Futures Alliance to your County, please see our introductory presentation and our Starting an AFA Frequently Asked Questions.
If you are interested in or have become a new member of an AFA, please see our New AFA Member Frequently Asked Questions.